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. 1991 Jan 1;29(1):15-22.
doi: 10.1016/0006-3223(91)90207-3.

Phenylethylaminergic mechanisms in attention-deficit disorder

G B Baker  1 , R A Bornstein, A C Rouget, S E Ashton, J C van Muyden, R T Coutts
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Phenylethylaminergic mechanisms in attention-deficit disorder

G B Baker et al. Biol Psychiatry. .

Abstract

Urinary excretion (24-hr) of beta-phenylethylamine (PEA), phenylacetic acid (PAA), phenylalanine (Phe), and p-tyrosine (Tyr), and plasma levels of PAA, Phe, and Tyr were examined in 18 normal children and 26 children diagnosed as having attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The results indicated that urinary excretion (expressed per g of creatinine) of free and total PEA was significantly lower in the ADHD patients, and plasma levels of Phe and Tyr were also decreased in the ADHD subjects compared with the normal controls.

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